You want to try to clear the line in the reverse direction.
Clogged pool return line.
If you believe that the clog could be close to the strainer basket gently clean the nearby section of drain using a hand held drum auger.
Attach a product called drain king to the hose insert it into the pipe and unclog your pool drains with the force of the water.
There s another method that you can try requiring the use of a garden hose.
The function of pool circulation components is highly interdependent.
Is it possible to unclog this without having to break up the concrete and looking underground.
You can try a drain jet.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
If your pipe has an elbow you can still try to use the hose to blow the debris or material into the pool.
Attach your hose to the drain attachment.
Swimming pool drains are often built with short radius elbows that are normally found in cold water supply lines.
Close the suction pipes that lead into the skimmers.
How to clear a clogged skimmer suction line.
We have high filter pressure and very little return into the pool.
The filter pump check out as functioning correctly.
After filtration it is conveyed through a return line and enters the pool through jets situated a few feet below water level.
Close intake valves to any other skimmers and the main drain.
I believe you can get it at most hardware stores.
The diagnosis is that we have a clog in the return line.
These pipes are very seldom clogged and almost certainly not the issue.
With a shop vac and a garden hose you shoul.
How to clean clogged pool pipes.
It attaches to your garden hose.
Here are some easy steps on getting your pool lines cleared up after they ve been clogged with leaves or debris.
A 25 foot handheld drum auger can be purchased for around 30.
Start by carefully loosening any debris that could be close to the strainer basket.
Turn off the power to the circulation pump.
Leave the valve to the clogged skimmer open.